Bob Chesney will be in his first year as the head football coach at the College of the Holy Cross in 2018. The 28th head coach in the history of the program, he has posted a winning record in each of his eight seasons as a collegiate head coach. A two-time Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year, Chesney's career record stands at 67-25 (.728 winning percentage), including five seasons at Assumption College (44-16, 2013-2017) and three years at Salve Regina University (23-9, 2010-2012). He took over an Assumption program that had posted two winning seasons in the 17 years prior to his arrival and led the Greyhounds to five-straight winning records and NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last three years. Chesney previously rebuilt a Salve Regina program which had a streak of eight-consecutive losing seasons before his tenure, posting three winning campaigns in a row.
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Scott James is in his first season on the Holy Cross football coaching staff in 2018, serving as the defensive coordinator. James joined the Crusaders after spending five seasons as the safeties coach at the University of New Hampshire from 2013-2017. During that time, he helped the Wildcats to an overall record of 46-22 with one Colonial Athletic Association championship and five trips to the NCAA playoffs.
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Patrick Murphy is in his first season as the offensive coordinator at Holy Cross in 2018. Murphy has over two decades of coaching experience, and joined the Crusaders after spending the previous two seasons at Tufts University. During his time at Tufts, Murphy served as the run game coordinator in addition to coaching the running backs and slot receivers.
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Anthony Barese is in his first season on the Holy Cross coaching staff in 2018, serving as the secondary coach. Barese joined the Crusaders after spending the previous 10 seasons on the coaching staff at Assumption College. He served as the Greyhounds defensive coordinator from 2014-2017, helping the team to an overall record of 38-11 during that time with three trips to the NCAA playoffs.
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Drew Canan is in his first season on the Crusader coaching staff in 2018, serving as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. Canan came to Holy Cross from Assumption College, where he served as the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator under Chesney from 2014-2017. He helped the Greyhounds to an overall record of 38-11 during that time, with three trips to the NCAA playoffs.
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Matt Colangelo is in his first season on the Holy Cross coaching staff in 2018, serving as the safeties coach. Colangelo joined the Crusaders after spending the 2017 season as the assistant linebackers coach at Villanova University. He previously served as the assistant secondary coach at Yale in 2016, after beginning his coaching career as the linebackers coach at Assumption from 2014-2015.
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Ari Confesor is in his first season on the Crusader coaching staff in 2018, serving as the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach. Confesor came to Holy Cross from the University of Rhode Island, where he has served as the wide receivers coach and co-special teams coordinator since 2014. He coached two players who earned All-Colonial Athletic Association honors in 2017.
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Charlie Noonan is in his fourth season on the Holy Cross coaching staff in 2018, serving as the defensive line coach. During the 2015 and 2016 campaigns, he coached two-time first team All-Patriot League defensive end Dewayne Cameron. Noonan joined the Crusaders after spending the previous two seasons on the staff at Rutgers.
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Chris Smith is in his second season on the Crusader coaching staff in 2018, serving as the offensive line coach. In 2017, he helped left tackle James Murray earn second team All-Patriot League honors. Smith came to Holy Cross from the University of New Haven, where he served as the offensive line coach and run-game coordinator for three years.
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Brian Vaganek is in his second season on the Crusader coaching staff in 2018, serving as the linebackers coach. During his first year at Holy Cross, he helped Nick McBeath earn All-America honors in 2017. Vaganek has an extensive coaching background with over 20 years of collegiate experience.
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Anthony DiMichele is in his second season on the Holy Cross coaching staff in 2018. He will serve as the running backs coach in 2018, after being the assistant secondary coach in 2017. DiMichele joined the Crusaders after serving as the secondary coach at the University of New Haven for two years.
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